French frigate Étoile (1813)

Étoile was a 44-gun frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1813. The British captured her in 1814 and the Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Topaze. She did not go to sea again until 1818, and was paid off in 1822. She served as a receiving ship until 1850 and was broken up in 1851.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Étoile and HMS Topaze.
Capture of Étoile by HMS Hebrus
History
France
NameÉtoile
Namesake"Star"
Ordered21 October 1809
BuilderNantes shipyard
Laid down3 April 1810
Launched28 July 1813
Commissioned1 September 1813
Captured27 March 1814
United Kingdom
NameTopaze
NamesakeHMS Topaze (1793)
Acquired27 March 1814 by capture
FateBroken up 1851
General characteristics
Class and typePallas-class fifth-rate frigate
Displacement1080 tons
Tons burthen106023⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 151 ft 5+3⁄8 in (46.161 m) (overall);
  • 128 ft 8+1⁄8 in (39.221 m) (keel)
Beam39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Draught5.9 m (19 ft)
Depth of hold12 ft 5+1⁄4 in (3.791 m)
Propulsion1,950 m2 (21,000 sq ft) of sails
ComplementFrench service: 326 British service: 315
Armament
  • French service: 28 × 18-pounder long guns + carronades
  • British service
  • Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
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